Month: September 2001

Rushton and Schmachtenberger Photos Discovered

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We went to visit my dad and Aunt “up north” in Michigan. They surprised me with these great family pictures. This one is the Rushton family in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, around 1900. Cora Ann (b. 1876), Horace Holroyd (b. 1879), Bertha Estelle, my great-grandmother (b. 1881), Eliza Jane Schmachtenberger Rushton (b. 1850), husband Hiram … Read more

Watson/McGregor Photos

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September 2001 Debi Burgess Sends Dozens of Watson Photos  I’ve had some exciting happenings in my little genealogy world. First, never ever get discouraged if you hit “the wall.” I thought I was stuck, couldn’t find descendants, couldn’t find ancestors, so I posted surnames and queries all over the internet using Ancestry.com and Rootsweb message … Read more